The size inherited age effect on radiocarbon dates of alluvial deposits: redating charcoal fragments in a sand-bed stream, Macdonald River, NSW, Australia by Wood, R, King, F, Esmay, R, Chen, Q, Schneider, L, Dotte-Sarout, E, Fallon, S, Fryirs, K, Gillespie, R, Blong, R

“…This study returns to a sample from the Macdonald River to date individual charcoal fragments and finds the inherited age may be more than 1700 years (mode 250 years) older than the collection date. …”

Larry E. Smith's scholarly publications : a bibliography by Bolton, Kingsley, Davis, Daniel R.

“…This article presents a bibliography of Larry Smith's publications over a period of thirty‐four years from 1971 until 2015 (shortly after Larry's passing). …”
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Selecting correct methods to extract fuzzy rules from artificial neural network by Tan, Xiao, Zhou, Yuan, Ding, Zuohua, Liu, Yang

“…Hence, our work illustrates that, given an ANN, one should carefully select a method, sometimes even needs to design new methods for explanations.…”
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Improved packing for fully homomorphic encryption with reverse multiplication friendly embeddings by Sim, Jun Jie

“…Experimental performance of the modified bootstrapping algorithm suggests that careful parameter selection is crucial to working with a reverse multiplication friendly embeddings augmented ciphertext.…”
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Investigating demographic outcomes in the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from Asia by Dommaraju, Premchand, Heng, Stephanie C. Shu Hui, Yeoh, Brenda S. A.

“…Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has had and will continue to have a profound influence on human society for many years to come. By now, it has resulted in an unmistakable impact on core demographic processes—mortality, fertility, migration, family and marriage, and health—all around the world. …”
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Time/cost performance ratio modelling for estimation and project evaluation by Goh, Ngan Hong.

“…The objective of this study is to develop a theoretical background for defining and measuring performance of construction projects in relation to both time and cost effectiveness and to investigate and analyze the contract performance with respect to public institutional building and road projects in Singapore in the last ten years (1981 to 1990). It also attempts to formulate methods by which the results of the study can be used for improving performance of similar building and road projects in future by setting realistic time and cost targets.…”
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Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adulthood and cardiovascular disease in Middle Age by Kartiosuo, N, Raitakari, OT, Juonala, M, Viikari, JSA, Sinaiko, AR, Venn, AJ, Jacobs, DR, Urbina, EM, Woo, JG, Steinberger, J, Bazzano, LA, Daniels, SR, Magnussen, CG, Rahimi, K, Dwyer, T

“…The mean (SD) age at CVD event or censoring was 49.2 (7.0) years. The median (IQR) follow-up time was 23.6 (18.7-30.2) years. …”

Modelling futility in the setting of fertility treatment by Polyakov, A, Gyngel, C, Savulescu, J

“…We draw on the commonly used metric, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), to attach a monetary value to new lives created through IVF. …”

Surgical Site Infection after Craniotomy in Neuro-Oncology (SINO): A protocol for an international prospective multicentre service evaluation across the United Kingdom and Ireland by Lee, KS, Borbas, B, Chaudhry, D, Kuri, A, Best, L, Gillespie, CS, Dehbi, H, Aquilina, K, Brennan, P, Plaha, P, Ashkan, K, Jenkinson, MD, Price, SJ, British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC), Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group (NANSIG)

“…Consecutive paediatric (<18 years) and adult (≥18 years) patients diagnosed with a brain tumour, undergoing cranial surgery between 1st October 2024 and 1st December 2024 will be included. …”

A Taxonomy for Social Sustainability in Corporate Communication by Dogan, Amelia, Frye-Levine, Laura, Malysa, Ava

“…Sustainability, or environmental, social, and governance (ESG), reports have become ubiquitous among major companies in recent years, often criticized as tools for greenwashing and met with significant backlash. …”
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A critical study of creative writing in Tamil in Singapore (1965-1990) by Sivakumaran Ramalingam.

“…Within the short span of 25 years, Singapore has made tremendous social and economic progress. …”
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Locomotion study and improvement of multi-legged robots involving CG adjustment by Chen, Wenjie.

“…There is a growing demand in recent years for multi-legged robots to travel on natural terrain with superior locomotion behaviors such as good stability and terrain-adaptability. …”
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Data driven and learning based approaches for integrated landside airside operations optimization by Ali, Hasnain

“…To improve overall efficiency of future airport operations, there is an urgent need for holistically viewing airport as a complex system-of-systems and carefully examining the interdependent nature of airport operations. …”
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Evolution of the 2015 Cotopaxi eruption revealed by combined geochemical and seismic observations by Hidalgo, Silvana, Battaglia, Jean, Arellano, Santiago, Sierra, Daniel, Bernard, Benjamin, Parra, René, Kelly, Peter, Dinger, Florian, Barrington, Charlotte, Samaniego, Pablo

“…This result emphasizes the importance of careful monitoring of Cotopaxi to identify the intrusion of a new batch of magma, which could rejuvenate the nonerupted material.…”
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16.412J / 6.834J Cognitive Robotics, Spring 2004 by Williams, Brian C., Roy, Nicholas

“…Algorithms and paradigms for developing embedded systems that are able to operate autonomously for years at a time within harsh and uncertain environments. …”
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A manufacturing process reengineering effort of an edible oil company by Ow, Wing Yoong.

“…In recent years, the rate of change in the business world had accelerated tremendously. …”
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Integrated transportation management system by Jupri Bin Ibrahim.

“…Picture an organization that carries out a significant proportion of their business or operation on the road, they may be deploying their transportation resources in the most efficient manner based on years of operation experience and know-how. But without the benefits of an lntegrated Transport Management System (ITMS) to collect and consolidate fleet movement information, and to provide optimal control and efficient scheduling of their moving assets, they would have reached their manual prime. …”
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Foreign direct investment in Mongolia : bridging the cultural divide by Michael, Francis Caravaggio, Chen, Yan, John, Rae Philippe Cortes, Satria, Krisnandi

“…Driven by the mining boom, Mongolia has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the last five years. The high growth rate of this emerging market and the promise of high returns have attracted foreign investments not only in the mining industry but also in other sectors in Mongolia. …”
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Virulence gene profiles and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella Brancaster from chicken by Khoo, Evie, Roslee, Roseliza, Zakaria, Zunita, Ahmad, Nur Indah

“…Surveillance data from Malaysian poultry farms indicated an increase in its presence over the years. Objective: This study aims to investigate the virulence determinants and antimicrobial resistance in S. …”
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Phase-controllable growth of ultrathin 2D magnetic FeTe crystals by Kang, Lixing, Ye, Chen, Zhao, Xiaoxu, Zhou, Xieyu, Hu, Junxiong, Li, Qiao, Liu, Dan, Das, Chandreyee Manas, Yang, Jiefu, Hu, Dianyi, Chen, Jieqiong, Cao, Xun, Zhang, Yong, Xu, Manzhang, Di, Jun, Tian, Dan, Song, Pin, Kutty, Govindan, Zeng, Qingsheng, Fu, Qundong, Deng, Ya, Zhou, Jiadong, Ariando, Ariando, Miao, Feng, Hong, Guo, Huang, Yizhong, Pennycook, Stephen J., Yong, Ken-Tye, Ji, Wei, Wang, Renshaw Xiao, Liu, Zheng

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